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Environment and Urbanization, Vol. 15, No. 2, 33-42 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/095624780301500218

Alternate water supply arrangements in peri-urban localities: awami(people’s) tanks in Orangi township, Karachi

Noman Ahmed

Department of Architecture and Planning, NED University of Engineering and Technology, University Road, Karachi–75270, Pakistan;nahmed{at}neduet.edu.pk

Muhammad Sohail

WEDC, Loughborough University of Technology, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK;M.Sohail{at}lboro.ac.uk

This paper describes the serious water shortages that have been a feature of life in Karachi in recent years, and how community-managed public tanks (awami tanks) have been used in Orangi, Karachi’s largest informal settlement, to cope with the situation. These tanks are an example of a water supply service developed as a cooperative arrangement between informally developed community organizations and public sector agencies. The paper explores the partnerships between service providers, recipients of the service and other related stakeholders.


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